First IFF commander named Published Jan. 26, 2007 71st Flying Training Wing public affairs VANCE AFB, Okla. -- Lt. Col. Tom Tyson will be the first commander of the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals squadron when it's activated at Vance Air Force Base in April, Col. Richard Klumpp, Jr., 71st Flying Training Wing commander announced Tuesday. Colonel Tyson is currently the director of operations for the 8th Flying Training Squadron at Vance. He will be replaced at the 8th by Lt. Col. Neil Woods, the wing's chief of safety. The expansion of the training mission at Vance to include the IFF squadron is a result of base realignment actions. The 3rd Flying Training Squadron, currently a T-6 unit at Moody AFB, Ga., will be deactivated and resurrected as the 3rd Fighter Training Squadron at Vance. The new unit will use the AT- 38C to introduce pilots to air-to-air employment, air-to-surface attack and low-altitude navigation. The aircraft are also coming from Moody with the first scheduled to arrive at Vance in May.